SenseTime's Lin Dahua Says Multimodal AI Breakthrough Could Come Within Two Years

SenseTime chief scientist Lin Dahua argues that native multimodal AI, which processes language, vision and other information in one shared model, is essential for AI to move beyond coding into industries and the physical world.

SenseTime released the open-source SenseNova U1 in April and U1.5 Lite nearly four months later, and reported first-half 2026 revenue of RMB 2.91 billion, up 23.4% year-on-year.

Lin's claim that a breakthrough could come within two years is the source's prediction, not a confirmed result.